After hearing this, Liu Bei felt a little ashamed and said: "I am really ignorant, and I hope you can teach me!"
Mr. Shui Jing said: "Have you heard of the rumors spread by the children here in Jingxiang? The content is that it began to decline between 1989 and 1989, and by the 13th year there was no trace left. The destiny has returned. Panlong flew to the sky. This rumor started in the early years of Jian'an and lasted for eight years. Liu Biao's ex-wife died, and civil strife began in the family. This is the so-called decline. There is no legacy. Soon after, Liu Biao will They will die of illness, civil and military officials will wither away, their destiny will be restored, and dragons will rise from the ground and fly into the sky. In fact, this is all because of the general."
Liu Bei was very surprised after hearing this and thanked him: "How dare I bear to say this?"
Mr. Shui Jing smiled and said: "Now that all the geniuses in the world are gathered in this place, Ming Gong must go to seek talents."
Liu Bei hurriedly asked: "Where is the genius? Who is he?"
Mr. Shui Jing said: "Fulong and Fengchu, if two people get one, then the world will be stable."
Liu Bei asked: "Who are Fulong and Fengxiao?"
Mr. Shui Jing looked very mysterious, stroking his hands and laughing, "Okay! Okay!"
Liu Bei wanted to ask again, but Mr. Shui Jing said: "It's already getting very late. General, you can rest here for a while. I will tell you tomorrow." After saying that, he asked the boy to bring something to entertain him and led the horse into the backyard. Go feed.
After Liu Bei finished eating, he went to sleep in a room on the side of the thatched cottage. Thinking about Mr. Shui Jing's words, it was really difficult to fall asleep. Late at night, he suddenly heard a sound. It was someone knocking on the door, followed by Mr. Shui Jing's voice. , roughly speaking, where did Yuan Zhi come from?
Liu Bei got up secretly to eavesdrop, and heard the man's answer: "I heard that Liu Biao was good and evil, so I went to find him. But when I saw him in person, I found that he had no reputation for seeking talents, and because of his I couldn't use my kindness, and couldn't leave my evil, so I left a letter, said goodbye silently, and then came here."
Mr. Shui Jing said: "You are a talented person who can assist the king's career. You should choose a wise person to serve you. Why did you despise yourself and go to see Liu Biao? And the heroes are right in front of you, but you can't recognize them. That’s all.”
The person said: "Sir, you are right."
After Liu Bei heard this, he was very happy. He thought that this person must be the Fulong or Fengxia that Mr. Shui Jing mentioned during the day. He wanted to come out to meet him, but he was afraid of being abrupt. When the next morning, Liu Bei took the initiative to meet him. Mr. Shui Jing asked, "Who was that person who came last night?"
Replied: "He is a friend of mine."
Liu Bei hoped to meet that person. Mr. Shui Jing said: "This person hopes to take refuge with a wise lord and has gone to other places."
Liu Bei continued to ask for the person's name, and Mr. Shui Jing smiled and agreed.
Liu Bei asked, "Is he one of Fulong or Fengxiao?"
Mr. Shui Jing didn’t answer, he just kept smiling and saying yes.
Liu Bei had no choice but to ask Mr. Shui Jing to come out to help him and help the Han Dynasty together. Unexpectedly, the other party replied: "I am just an idle person in the mountains and cannot be used in a big way. There will be people ten times more talented than me to help Ming Gong. You can go and visit him."
While the two were talking, they suddenly heard someone shouting outside the village and the sound of horse hooves approaching. A boy came to report: "A general has come to the village with a hundred people."
Liu Bei was very surprised. He hurried out to see and found that it was Zhao Yun. Liu Bei was very happy. Zhao Yun was also very happy to see Liu Bei. He dismounted and came to see Liu Bei and said, "I went back at night and did not find my lord. I asked all night and tracked him all the way." Here, my lord, you can go back quickly, I’m afraid there will be some evil people coming to assassinate you.”
Liu Bei said goodbye to Mr. Shui Jing, mounted his horse with Zhao Yun, and fled to the new wilderness together. After walking some distance, suddenly a pair of horses came, it was Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Everyone was very happy to see each other. Liu Bei told Lu Ma that he had crossed over. Everyone looked at each other in confusion about the Xixi incident.
When he arrived in Xinye County, he discussed with Sun Qian. Sun Qian said: "You can write a letter to Liu Biao first and tell him directly about this matter."
Liu Bei followed this suggestion and sent Sun Qian to Jingzhou with a letter. Liu Biao called him in and asked, "I invited Liu Bei to Xiangyang for a meeting. Why did he skip the meeting and leave midway?"
Sun Qian presented the letter and told how Cai Mao devised a scheme to frame him and how Liu Bei escaped on a horse.
Liu Biao was furious and called Cai Mao to him and said, "Where did you get the courage to frame my brother?" He ordered him to be pushed out and beheaded. Mrs. Cai came out and quickly begged for mercy and was exempted from the death penalty. However, Liu Biao's anger still did not subside. .
Sun Qian advised: "If Cai Mao is killed, then my lord will dare to live in Jingzhou for a long time."
Liu Biao scolded Cai Mao a few times and let Cai Mao go, and asked his eldest son Liu Qi and Sun Qian to go to Liu Bei to plead guilty.
Liu Qi went to Xinye, and Liu Bei personally greeted him, set up a banquet, and drank some wine. Liu Qi suddenly burst into tears, and Liu Bei asked why.
Liu Qi said: "My stepmother Cai often has the intention of murdering me. My nephew really has no good way. I hope my uncle can guide me."
Liu Bei then advised Liu Qi to be careful and fulfill his filial piety, and there would be no disaster.
On the second day, Liu Bei rode his horse and personally escorted Liu Qi out of the new field. He pointed at his horse and said, "If it hadn't been for it that day, I would have been under the Nine Springs again."
Liu Qi said: "This is not all due to the horse, but also to my uncle's own luck." After saying this, they parted.
When Liu Bei returned to the city, he suddenly saw a man in the market wearing a Ge turban cloth robe and black shoes with soap ribbons. He was singing a long song. The song clearly expressed the hope of seeking talents. After listening to the song, Liu Bei thought to himself: "This is Is it the Fulong or Fengxia that Mr. Shui Jing mentioned?" So he got off his horse and went to see him, invited him into the county government office, and asked his name.
He replied: "I am from Yingshang, my surname is Shan and my given name is Fu. I heard that Liu Shijun has been recruiting talents for a long time, so I came here specifically to seek refuge with you. I didn't dare to make any mistakes, so I sang songs in the market to attract your Majesty. "
Liu Bei was very happy and treated him as an honored guest. Shan Fu said: "Your Majesty, you would like to show me the war horse you just rode."
So Liu Bei asked someone to bring the horse over and walked to the front of the hall.
Shan Fu asked: "Isn't this the Luma? Although it is a thousand-mile horse, it is harmful to the rider and cannot be ridden."
Liu Bei replied: "This has been fulfilled." Then he told Luma about crossing the stream.
After Shan Fu heard this, he said: "This is for the Savior. It is not intended to harm anyone, but it will eventually kill a master. I have a way to save it."
Liu Bei said: "I am all ears."
Shan Fu smiled and said: "If Ming Gong has an enemy, you can give this horse to the enemy. Wait until it hurts that person, and then get it back and ride it. Then there will be no trouble."
After hearing this, Liu Bei's expression changed and he said: "You came here and didn't teach me the right way. You specifically taught me things that are harmful to others and not beneficial to oneself. I dare not listen to your guidance anymore."
